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Border agents shoot suspected drug smuggler in N.M.
KTAR.COM ^ | February 20th, 2009 @ 8:49am | Associated Press

Posted on 02/20/2009 11:48:03 AM PST by AndrewC

EL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Border Patrol agents have shot a man authorities describe as a suspected drug smuggler in the New Mexico desert west of Santa Teresa. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at ktar.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: aliens; borderagents; borderpatrol; drugs; illegalimmigration; ramosandcompean
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Another "abuse of Border Patrol authority". Hope these agents have better luck than Ramos and Compean. Since the story lists the victim as a "suspected" drug smuggler these agents are in big trouble. There could have been a mother and her children in the vehicle.
1 posted on 02/20/2009 11:48:03 AM PST by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC

As long as they didn’t tamper with the scene, ala R & C, they won’t have a problem.


2 posted on 02/20/2009 11:49:29 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: calcowgirl; Cyropaedia

Ping. Something to get ahead of?


3 posted on 02/20/2009 11:49:37 AM PST by AndrewC
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To: Badeye

Ramos did not tamper with the scene.


4 posted on 02/20/2009 11:50:29 AM PST by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC

Okay, so why did you name both?

Can’t have it both ways, as so many want to desperately related to R&C.

Let it go, it distracts from the real argument here, related to border security, amnesty, illegal immigration.

JMHO.


5 posted on 02/20/2009 11:54:22 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: AndrewC

6 posted on 02/20/2009 11:57:13 AM PST by papasmurf (Impeach the illegal bastard!)
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To: AndrewC

On the bright side, Johnny Sutton works in Texas.


7 posted on 02/20/2009 11:58:26 AM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: AndrewC

Mexican drug dealers and other criminals are invading the country, and 0 wants to disarm us. The criminals will become the foxes and the law-abiding citizens will be waiting for them in the henhouse if they give up their weapons.


8 posted on 02/20/2009 11:59:41 AM PST by 353FMG (Trust in Glock.)
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To: Badeye
As long as they didn’t tamper with the scene, ala R & C, ...and continued to fire until he stopped moving..., they won’t have a problem.

Fixed.

9 posted on 02/20/2009 12:03:41 PM PST by D Rider
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To: Badeye
Okay, so why did you name both?

Might it be related to the fact that they both ended up in jail for doing their job? Ramos did not tamper with the scene and Compean did not injure Davila. So why did you make the statement about tampering with the scene and mention both? You can't have it both ways.

Yes this is related to those subjects, and when you jail your enforcers for doing their jobs you are on the wrong side.

P.S. And don't strawman shooting "innocent" people in the back. The situation was fast developing and more complex than just shooting someone in the back.

JMHO2

10 posted on 02/20/2009 12:10:43 PM PST by AndrewC
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To: pissant
On the bright side, Johnny Sutton works in Texas.

But stupidity presently reigns everywhere in our federal government.

11 posted on 02/20/2009 12:14:45 PM PST by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC

Here’s hoping these border patrol agents don’t wind up in jail...


12 posted on 02/20/2009 12:16:47 PM PST by Professor_Leonide (I said to the young man who showed me a photo, "Who can ever be sure what is behind a mask?")
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To: AndrewC

‘So why did you make the statement about tampering with the scene and mention both? You can’t have it both ways.’

Actually I can, because they were both convicted.


13 posted on 02/20/2009 12:18:26 PM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: D Rider

(chuckle)

Fair enough.


14 posted on 02/20/2009 12:18:54 PM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: CedarDave; LegendHasIt; Rogle; leapfrog0202; Santa Fe_Conservative; DesertDreamer; ...
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NM Ping

If you want on or off the NM Ping list, please FReepmail me.

Access to the ping list is available to anyone by going to my FR home page.

15 posted on 02/20/2009 12:25:00 PM PST by greyfoxx39 (Google "Illinois' history of insatiable greed" for insight into what is coming our way.)
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To: AndrewC
"Doing their jobs?" ROTFLMAO

I'd be leery of seeing working unarmed as security guards at a shopping mall.

16 posted on 02/20/2009 12:26:00 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Badeye
Actually I can, because they were both convicted.

You can make any statement you want, even an inconsistent one. Yes they were both convicted, but your statement was about tampering with a scene.

17 posted on 02/20/2009 12:26:30 PM PST by AndrewC
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To: 1rudeboy
Seeing them.
18 posted on 02/20/2009 12:27:02 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: AndrewC

Why are you fixated on evidence tampering? Ramos knew the scene was tampered with, and didn’t report it. What’s the real difference?


19 posted on 02/20/2009 12:28:34 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy
"Doing their jobs?" ROTFLMAO

You obviously missed the testimony establishing that nearly the whole contingent of the Fabens station was at the scence, including two supervisors. Ramos and Compean were doing their jobs.

20 posted on 02/20/2009 12:29:52 PM PST by AndrewC
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